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turns out he's staying on as minister of defense and leader of the armed forces for now. the position of interior minister has not changed despite pressure by some political parties to remove mohammed ib rahim. and it's not just the political scene that is shaky. security is also untabl unstabl. it was obvious on friday when in cairo one person was killed and a dozen injured when the police cracked down on protests. >> there is trouble in alexandria as well. boys were shot dead. >> he lost his life for the sake of his country and the sake of his religion. the current rulers are to be blamed. >> reporter: in the last few weeks there have been strikes and protests by workers who want to be paid more. keeping a lid on these would be a challenge for the cabinet. once again there will be a new government in egypt. >> al jazeera continues to demand release of its staff held in egypt. they have now spent 63 days in prison. they are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. and another journalist from the al jaze
turns out he's staying on as minister of defense and leader of the armed forces for now. the position of interior minister has not changed despite pressure by some political parties to remove mohammed ib rahim. and it's not just the political scene that is shaky. security is also untabl unstabl. it was obvious on friday when in cairo one person was killed and a dozen injured when the police cracked down on protests. >> there is trouble in alexandria as well. boys were shot dead. >>...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> leave it to lebron james to make a fashion statement he has been career it'sing a buzz after he wore a black mask thursday night to protect his broken nose, lebron said he went to the batman look for match the black uniforms, he scored 31-point in their victory over the knicks. here is the issue. lebron did not ge get approval from the league to wear the black shield so he went back too wearing the clear mask because according to an nba official the league prefers the clear shoulder so that opponent can see a players eyes the new look didn't bother immaterial had the home hammered the magic. you gotta love outdoor hockey especially in a snowstorm. mother nature was dumping all bunch off snow in chicago. in the first period, patrick sharp getting the party start forked the blackhawks just like my favorite drink, sharp goes top shelf. oh, yeah. that is a refreshing sight if you are a chicago fan. the blackhawks go to work the
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the defense of human rights workers in crimea. both countries in which so-called extremists were trying to influence events. well, ban ki-moon the general called for calm -- secretary-general, that efforts in crimea will not help the efforts elsewhere including the likes of syria. >> jonah hall reporting there. >>> contradicters have a field day in south africa. >> antigovernment protesters in thailand have retreated to a park in central bangkok. the opposition insists that doesn't mean its fight is over. and that it's now looking to the court to help remove the prime minister from office. reporting from bangkok. >> bangkok is no longer shut down. opening roads to traffic but not opening the way to political reconciliation. the opposition decided to dismantle rally sites, weeks of treat protests against care taker prime minister yingluck shinshintshinawatra. people have been killed. >> the opposition says its goal hasn't changed. people here want thailand's political system unwound. caretaker prime minister from office, opposition
the defense of human rights workers in crimea. both countries in which so-called extremists were trying to influence events. well, ban ki-moon the general called for calm -- secretary-general, that efforts in crimea will not help the efforts elsewhere including the likes of syria. >> jonah hall reporting there. >>> contradicters have a field day in south africa. >> antigovernment protesters in thailand have retreated to a park in central bangkok. the opposition insists that...
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. >> a defense team will try and prove he shot fine camp by mistake. prosecutors say it was premeditated and will seek a life sentence if prestorious is con corrected. >> the hong kong business tycoon and british british football car son-in-law young has been found guilty of five money laundering charges. the owner of birmingham city was found guilty of launchedering $93 million in hong kong >> reporter: he first came to prominence in 2009 when he bought the birmingham football club. in 2011, the club was relegated from the please, sir league and that same year, carson was arrested and charged with money lau laundering. those charges relate to bank accounts held here in hong kong with more than $93 million passed through. delivering his verdict, a judge said he was not a witness of truth and exaggerated his income in hair dressing, the stockmarket and his gambling habits. supporters from the birmingham ball club who attended the trial said they were happy with the result but wanted to know what would happen to his for tour and where that would leave th
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now that is speculation that russia's defense minister has gone to some pains to dismiss. he is saying it has nothing to do with what is going on in ukraine at all; that basically the russia military goes through these kinds of tests fairly frequently. there have been six of them since february of 2013. and essentially what they are designed to do according to the defense minister, is -- is kind shape up the russian military and put it through its paces to make sure the air force and the army and the navy will respond as well as they can to any perceived threats, and they can't announce these things before they are going to happen because that would defeat the whole point of it, that these armed personnel need to be basically shocked into it, and to think that there is something real going on. but i think it would have gone through the heads of many people fairly high up in the russian government, giving a bit of display of russian military might, and show it off to its neighbors at a time when russian influence has taken a bit of a knock. >> rory thank you very much. agai
now that is speculation that russia's defense minister has gone to some pains to dismiss. he is saying it has nothing to do with what is going on in ukraine at all; that basically the russia military goes through these kinds of tests fairly frequently. there have been six of them since february of 2013. and essentially what they are designed to do according to the defense minister, is -- is kind shape up the russian military and put it through its paces to make sure the air force and the army...
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there were self defense forces there in helmets and flak jackets determined to guard the square, but a lot of ordinary people laying flowers in mourning, but quite clear that they're there for the long term, they are not about to go away, because they want to keep some control over all the politicians. >> what about the new government. >> what kind of work does it have to do to establish legitimacy and move forward? >> i think that the new government already has legitimacy, because the first thing that was done was that parliament convened, and with more than two thirds majority, which is a constitutional majority. they appointed the speaker of parliament as the acting president, and they said that yanukovych was no longer president. they have now approved the appointment of the new ministers. that was done yesterday, so that has the legitimacy of the parliament, of the elected parliament in ukraine. that new government of course has an enormous amount to do, start, stabilization of the country, with attempts at separatism in crimea, which seems to be backed by russia. >> on that not
there were self defense forces there in helmets and flak jackets determined to guard the square, but a lot of ordinary people laying flowers in mourning, but quite clear that they're there for the long term, they are not about to go away, because they want to keep some control over all the politicians. >> what about the new government. >> what kind of work does it have to do to establish legitimacy and move forward? >> i think that the new government already has legitimacy,...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >> the headlines - the stand off in caimia appears -- crimea appears to be yaef callating. armoured personnel carriers (played. -- deployed. >> pro-russian leaders took control of military and the plus. u.s. president obama says he's deeply concerned about the crisis. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant withdrew from parts of northern syria. this video said to show people celebrating after fighters left a town close to the border with turkey. >> back to the top story, the crisis in ukraine
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the violence was a form of self-defense against the attempts of riot police to try to disburse protesters through force from the streets. now that the yanukovych government has been toppled, i don't think that violence really is a serious issue that threatens russian speakers in ukrain. this is a completely bogus threat that russians are on purpose creating in order to find a pretext to intervene in uranian territory to organize and cover up this aggression in crimea and further in the east. >> sergei i'm going to get community in. steven just tweeted in . . . and i want to go to you with this. speaking about the uranians now. do you think uranians have lost out on this narrative? can they control their own destiny? or are they being used as a pawn now? >> first of all, everybody must know that there is no united ukrain. ukrain is two different nations, two different countries, and because of very [ inaudible ] policy of [ inaudible ] this country survived until recently. but i always warn, and i have many, many publications and for 20 years, i am inside the russian politics, dealing with
the violence was a form of self-defense against the attempts of riot police to try to disburse protesters through force from the streets. now that the yanukovych government has been toppled, i don't think that violence really is a serious issue that threatens russian speakers in ukrain. this is a completely bogus threat that russians are on purpose creating in order to find a pretext to intervene in uranian territory to organize and cover up this aggression in crimea and further in the east....
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so russia is in a defensive posture in some respects and pushing and testing the kiev government just the way it did the georgian government in august 2008 before russia invaded georgia. >> you are from western eukrain and what do you think that the russians are doing? >> you have to rep the political situation, ukraine is one of the weakest moments in history. the country is essentially bankrupt. the government, the ex-president left, russia refused to recognize him as a leader. is a lot of reshuffling at the top in the armed forces and just recently, yesterday, the new leader, the new prime minister elected in crimea and the leader of the russian unity block and pro-russian political force and holding a rev referendum in may and what we could be seeing and this is a military inseeing and we are seeing the force. >> sir, there are reports that the troops are not just at the airports but moving to the northern ukraine and are they positioning to cut the peninsula off? >> that is possible as well. but we have to remember that ukraine and formed forces have a number of bases in ukraine.
so russia is in a defensive posture in some respects and pushing and testing the kiev government just the way it did the georgian government in august 2008 before russia invaded georgia. >> you are from western eukrain and what do you think that the russians are doing? >> you have to rep the political situation, ukraine is one of the weakest moments in history. the country is essentially bankrupt. the government, the ex-president left, russia refused to recognize him as a leader. is...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. piss. >> and welcome back to al jazeera america. here's a quick look at your stories. the supreme court will hear the case of a mentally disabled inmate on death row. >>> today the annual meeting of apac meets in washington, d.c. group of senators is urging president obama to turn his attention to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu tomorrow. >>> russian troops have seized areas of the southern part of ukraine, crimea. pulling out of a planned u upcoming summit at sochi. >>> we go deep in the crisis in ukraine and explore the options available to russia, ukraine, nato and the united states. rosalyn jordan has more. >> the u.s. secretary of state used the sunday information shows, send egg troops into ukraine is illegal. >> you just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests. >> but the u.s. doesn't think that sending in troops of its own is the right response. instead washington
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and points to a need for better understanding the young people who sign up to fight in the nation's defense. the news comes to an army study in risk in service members. stars. it's funded by the army and the national institutes of mental health. three new star today were released this week in the journal of american medical association's psychiatry article. one-half of troops suffered from some form of mental illness before they entered the military. one in five in panic disorder or adhd and one in ten had intermittent explosive disorder, a tendency for anger and sudden rage. this was five times higher than the average rate in the civilian population. it was seen as the most common risk factor for suicide at behavior. in the height of the wars in afghanistan and iraq, between 2004 and 2009, the military suicide rit more than doublinged since the pentagon started tracking the number in 2001. 569 soldier's deaths were ruled suicides during that period. 2012 saw a peak in military suicides, 349 service people taking their own lives. >> we also need to keep improving mental health services. >>
and points to a need for better understanding the young people who sign up to fight in the nation's defense. the news comes to an army study in risk in service members. stars. it's funded by the army and the national institutes of mental health. three new star today were released this week in the journal of american medical association's psychiatry article. one-half of troops suffered from some form of mental illness before they entered the military. one in five in panic disorder or adhd and...
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this is a limited reshuffle widely seen as politically motivated general al sisi is still defense minister but expected to run for president they are ye. in california, the recent drought tkra*ut is given way to relent less downpours prompting moons corey evacuations and triggered mudslides and heavy flooding. >> >> they are some of america's most pressing problems - crumbling bridges, substandard airports and outdated rail roads. we'll tell you how to fix the infrastructure, and how to pay for it. we are taking the pulse of the housing market recovery ahead of the season. plus, confessions of a middle class cab driver trying to get back on the road to economic
this is a limited reshuffle widely seen as politically motivated general al sisi is still defense minister but expected to run for president they are ye. in california, the recent drought tkra*ut is given way to relent less downpours prompting moons corey evacuations and triggered mudslides and heavy flooding. >> >> they are some of america's most pressing problems - crumbling bridges, substandard airports and outdated rail roads. we'll tell you how to fix the infrastructure, and...
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remember, up until now the russian troops adopted what they would see entirely as defensive positions and having their photographs taken with pro-russian local and smoking cigarettes in many places and have not had clips loaded on their guns and they have been, i think, at pains to point out they don't want to be seen as an aggressive force equally. by the same token the body language and symbolism from the ukraine troops this morning was equally passive and one was a soviet flag from the second world war saying they fought against fascism but are no longer but carried a ukraine flag and the implication of that is they want to be see potentially being on the russian side but won't surrender and will not swear allegiance to the flag and there is not resistance going on but a sense of defiance as well. >> reporter: lawrence, thanks for keeping us up to date with the events in crimea and we will keep a close eye on things there. russia appears to be moving more military assets to the region and russian war ships passed through in istambul and saying they may go to ukraine and they are in
remember, up until now the russian troops adopted what they would see entirely as defensive positions and having their photographs taken with pro-russian local and smoking cigarettes in many places and have not had clips loaded on their guns and they have been, i think, at pains to point out they don't want to be seen as an aggressive force equally. by the same token the body language and symbolism from the ukraine troops this morning was equally passive and one was a soviet flag from the...
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defense. that is looking a bit uncertain at this time as the trial gets under way. written answers have been provided to questions, that the defense submitted the questions, and the judge is refusing to allow - to delay the trial for those answers to be submitted. so the clock is ticking. and his defense team to get the answers in as opening statements are expected as soon as wednesday. >> the middle east peace protest was on the agenda as israel's prime minister met u.s. president barack obama in washington. the nuclear program was discussed. binyamin netanyahu spoke at the annual meeting of the largest pro-israel lobby group. patty culhane has more on that. >> everything about this annual convention is meant to project power. and the pros government lobby known as apec. secretary of state john kerry represented the obama administration was insist ept that u.s. support for his rail is unwavering. every time that is real is subjected to attacks on legitimacy of the united nations or from any n
defense. that is looking a bit uncertain at this time as the trial gets under way. written answers have been provided to questions, that the defense submitted the questions, and the judge is refusing to allow - to delay the trial for those answers to be submitted. so the clock is ticking. and his defense team to get the answers in as opening statements are expected as soon as wednesday. >> the middle east peace protest was on the agenda as israel's prime minister met u.s. president barack...
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part of his defense is this is a case of mistaken identity, the authorities picked up the wrong man, confused him with somebody with a very similar name in guantanamo bay. it's likely to last around one month. >> oscar pistorius pleading not guilty in the shooting death of his girlfriend. what fellow south africans are saying about the case that is grabbing global attention. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbiased, fact-based, in-depth journalism. >> you give them the facts, dispense with the fluff and get straight to the point. >> i'm on the ground every day finding stories that matter to you. >> in new orleans... >> seattle bureau... >> washington... >> detroit... >> chicago... >> nashville... >> los angeles... >> san francisco... >> al jazeera america, take a new look at news. primetime news. >> i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> stories that impact the world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> it's like a brawl here in the waters a
part of his defense is this is a case of mistaken identity, the authorities picked up the wrong man, confused him with somebody with a very similar name in guantanamo bay. it's likely to last around one month. >> oscar pistorius pleading not guilty in the shooting death of his girlfriend. what fellow south africans are saying about the case that is grabbing global attention. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to...
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the russian ministry of defense called that report total nonsense. president obama meeting with israeli netanyahu vowed to keep up the diplomatic pressure on russia. >> with impunity to put its soldiers on the ground and violate basic principles, and i think the strong kind of name it's received from indicates the degree to which russia is on the wrong side of history on this. >> president obama said from ukrainian government. >> those in crimea, they are illegal. i would repeat. illegal they tried to squeeze ukrainian assets, tried to confiscate ukrainian property, disarm the ukrainian army for these kind of actions, they have to know. >> leaders in kiev and other world capitols fear ukraine's eastern regions may be next. russian foreign minister certain alavrov said troops in ukraine after the recent politicaltrition. >> this is a question of defending our citizens and compatriots. those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression and threatening us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the same partners who have been consist
the russian ministry of defense called that report total nonsense. president obama meeting with israeli netanyahu vowed to keep up the diplomatic pressure on russia. >> with impunity to put its soldiers on the ground and violate basic principles, and i think the strong kind of name it's received from indicates the degree to which russia is on the wrong side of history on this. >> president obama said from ukrainian government. >> those in crimea, they are illegal. i would...
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there was speculation that he would resign permanently as defense minister and then run for president. turns out he's staying on as both minutester of defense and leader of the armed forces, for now at least. the position of interior minister also hasn't changed, despite pressure by some political parties to remove muhammad eastbound eastboun. >> reporter: it's not only the political scene that's shaky, security is unstable. this was obvious on friday. in cairo one person was killed and more than a dozen injured when police cracked down on protests. >> translator: we are not going to stop even one day. this is for the sake of our brothers who have been under torture. >> reporter: there was trouble in alexandria as well. a 17-year-old boy was shot dead. others were wounded in violence between security forces and demonstrators. >> translator: he lost his life for the sake of his country and for the sake of his religion. the current rulers inky just a e to be blamed. >> reporter: this have been strikes and pro frost protests s who went to be paid more. the cabinet doesn't have time to do
there was speculation that he would resign permanently as defense minister and then run for president. turns out he's staying on as both minutester of defense and leader of the armed forces, for now at least. the position of interior minister also hasn't changed, despite pressure by some political parties to remove muhammad eastbound eastboun. >> reporter: it's not only the political scene that's shaky, security is unstable. this was obvious on friday. in cairo one person was killed and...
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military efforts will respond to the crisis in ukraine. >> the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies including stepping up joint training in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago, and augmenting our participation in nato's air-policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >>> and remember for the latest coming out of the ukraine and the rest of today's headlines you can follow us on twitter. >>> the votes have been counted in texas, wendy davis will face republican greg abbott. abbott has come under fire for campaigning with rock star ted nugent. >>> the state house with vote on a water protection spill in west virginia. robert and i have in charleston, and what does this bill specifically propose? >> reporter: del, it's been a long few days for the politicians here in west virginia, the bill went through the judiciary committee over the weekend, and then it hit the finance committee and sort of came to a bit of a halt, but basically it proposes that all above storage chemical tanks here in the state will be due to yearly inspections. there were a coup
military efforts will respond to the crisis in ukraine. >> the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies including stepping up joint training in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago, and augmenting our participation in nato's air-policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >>> and remember for the latest coming out of the ukraine and the rest of today's headlines you can follow us on twitter. >>> the votes have been counted in texas,...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >> welcome back. two years ago the costa concordia ran into rocks off italy. the cap tape accused of abandoning the cruise liner. under court order he boarded the ship. many locals hope to close the chapter on the tragedy. >> francesco schettino was swamped by the media, as he returned to the trip he captained to tragedy. after spending four hours on board, he had an answer. >> translation: there are those who have plea bargained admitting blame. i'm here and undergoing trial so before you say the guilty one or the person responsible, i'm doing this. >> investigators were inspecting an emergency generator that was meant to power elevators and life boats, which didn't work the night of the shipwreck. lawyers demanded he be allowed to join them. francesco schettino faces 20 years in prison. charged with abandoning ship. residents who have been faced with the reminder of the tragedy for two years are divided over his return. >> th
you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >> welcome back. two years ago the costa concordia ran into rocks off italy. the cap tape accused of abandoning the cruise liner. under court order he boarded the ship. many locals hope to close the chapter on the tragedy. >> francesco schettino was swamped by the media, as he returned to the trip he captained to tragedy. after spending four hours...
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late in the day pro-russian defense forces showed up. the ukrainian commander called off his high-risk manoeuvre and marched his men back to the barracks. >> that was randall pingston reporting. back at home the president is out with his 2015 budget. critics say it's dead on arrival. congress passed a 2-year budget agreement lasting through the end of 2015. the $3.9 trillion plan shifts spending. the proposed budget would expand the earned income tax credit for low income workers. to raise revenue it would kill a carry from tax loophole, lowering taxes for private equity managers. it calls for a $56 billion increase in spending from this year. >> well, we are looking at some rain showers down the south, and we had beautiful weather across the north-east. what we are concerned about is the cold air that is filtering through canada, coming in through the northern planes. it will be a change for many people. what we are seeing is here there's a line of precip, and to the north of that line, that is where the cold air will be a problem. take
late in the day pro-russian defense forces showed up. the ukrainian commander called off his high-risk manoeuvre and marched his men back to the barracks. >> that was randall pingston reporting. back at home the president is out with his 2015 budget. critics say it's dead on arrival. congress passed a 2-year budget agreement lasting through the end of 2015. the $3.9 trillion plan shifts spending. the proposed budget would expand the earned income tax credit for low income workers. to...
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you look at military mancheste balances you look at the size of the economy, how much mun is spent on defense, training and economy - russia is ahead in all the categories. russia has the advantage of geography in this case, because they are already in crimea. so if ukraine's purpose is going to be to expel them, you'll have to cross into a peninsula, and an opinions favours the defence, because there's a choke point. but there are other things too, and some benefit ukraine. some ukrainians may feel as if they are directly threatened here - obviously, their country is being invaded. under those circumstances, psychologically you are willed to fight and stand up greater than an invading force. >> despite the odds are against ukraine, do you feel it could launch a military response against russia. >> i know their mobilising. in part there's one other big thing. it may be the militaries that fight the wars. governments wage them. their government is a week old. seven days ode. whatever it is. it's - the opposition was divided. they have to consolidate a government and have decision makers before
you look at military mancheste balances you look at the size of the economy, how much mun is spent on defense, training and economy - russia is ahead in all the categories. russia has the advantage of geography in this case, because they are already in crimea. so if ukraine's purpose is going to be to expel them, you'll have to cross into a peninsula, and an opinions favours the defence, because there's a choke point. but there are other things too, and some benefit ukraine. some ukrainians may...
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prove that everything is correct i address everyone who is to the fact of two ministers, ministers of defense, and ministers of foreign affairs. >> ambassador, i want to thank you for joining us this afternoon. this is ukrainian ambassador to the u.n. speaking to us from the united nations. thank you so much for watching al jazeera america. as these events unfold we encourage to you watch us online at www.aljazeera.com or on twitter. the stream is up next. i'm morgan radford. stay tune. we look forward to seeing you again at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. e education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern onl
prove that everything is correct i address everyone who is to the fact of two ministers, ministers of defense, and ministers of foreign affairs. >> ambassador, i want to thank you for joining us this afternoon. this is ukrainian ambassador to the u.n. speaking to us from the united nations. thank you so much for watching al jazeera america. as these events unfold we encourage to you watch us online at www.aljazeera.com or on twitter. the stream is up next. i'm morgan radford. stay tune....
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moscow denies that, insisting the troops are local self defense you wants opposed to last week's jousting of ukraine's popularly elected president. diplomats from europe, the united states and russia have met separately in paris today to try to defuse the worst crisis on the continent since the cold war. the key sticking point is russia's refusal to recognize the new interim government in ukraine which seized power after months of sometimes violent protests in kiev and other cities. in the meantime the west has firmly thrown its support behind the new ukrainian government. the european union announced an aid package of $15 billion to ukraine. that is designed to make up for a russian package of about the same amount that had been forthcoming until the events of last week. now that announcement comes a day after secretary of state john kerry promised $1 billion in loan guarantees from the united states to try to offset the loss discounts on natural gas that ukraine has been getting from russia until this all happened. now all of this underlines the deep economic mess that ukraine is in. th
moscow denies that, insisting the troops are local self defense you wants opposed to last week's jousting of ukraine's popularly elected president. diplomats from europe, the united states and russia have met separately in paris today to try to defuse the worst crisis on the continent since the cold war. the key sticking point is russia's refusal to recognize the new interim government in ukraine which seized power after months of sometimes violent protests in kiev and other cities. in the...
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be completely blocked off by a number of men with military trucks blocking the road and then a self defense militia in front of that row of trucks. this comes just a day after the crimean parliament was occupied by unidentified armed men that appear to be a pro russian militia here. in wednesday that turned into clashes outside the parliament as the crimean minority, 20,000 of those here clashed with the russian ethnic russian population here. 90% of the people here are russian, russian speaking and share a russian culture and heritage. many look toward the east, many believe that they should be under the influence of russia. they certainly have been unhappy about what's been going on in kiev in the last three months and certainly in the last week or so, they believe that the people in kiev are terrorists or thugs or fascists, they say and they really believe that they don't want any part of in a that. >> we have been watching the images of these people in crimea hoisting the russian flag. based on the ground, is there any chance of a reconciliation between those factions in ukraine and the
be completely blocked off by a number of men with military trucks blocking the road and then a self defense militia in front of that row of trucks. this comes just a day after the crimean parliament was occupied by unidentified armed men that appear to be a pro russian militia here. in wednesday that turned into clashes outside the parliament as the crimean minority, 20,000 of those here clashed with the russian ethnic russian population here. 90% of the people here are russian, russian...
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that is dismissed by russia's defense minister who said it has nothing to do with ukraine. it's russia's forces going through an u unannounced test, basically making sure that the army, the navy, and the air force can react to any perceived threats as quickly as they should be able to. now they did say that the black sea fleet, which is based in crimea in ukraine is being adequately protected, and the fleet is being bumped up a bit, which is probably what you would expect for any country with overseas military assets near a country going through a revolution at the moment. although they have said that the military drills have nothing to do with what is going on in ukraine, there are probably people who are very high up in the defense ministry and russian government as well who are thinking that reminding russia's neighbors and it's rivals of russian military might at a time when it's influence in central and eastern europe has taken a big dent recently is certainly no bad to do from a russian geopolitical perspective. >> getlet's go to tim friend who has the latest from kie
that is dismissed by russia's defense minister who said it has nothing to do with ukraine. it's russia's forces going through an u unannounced test, basically making sure that the army, the navy, and the air force can react to any perceived threats as quickly as they should be able to. now they did say that the black sea fleet, which is based in crimea in ukraine is being adequately protected, and the fleet is being bumped up a bit, which is probably what you would expect for any country with...
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secretary of defense hagel wants to reduce military size. the size of the military to pr pre-world war ii levels. >> this budget adopts to new realities and physical constraints while preparing for the future. this is not a budget, business as usual presentation. it is a budget that begins to make the hard choices that will have to be made. the longer we go to these difficult decisions the more rick we have to go down the road. the next dod leaders and congress will have to face more complicated and difficult choices. >> chuck hagel now still on the news hour agenda we have the ukrainian football team changing their mind of a friendly football match against the united states. we have more on that. russia, as long as none of us are inside of ukraine trying to meddle and intervene, certainly not militarily with decisions that properly belong to the ukrainian people. and that is the principle that john kerry is going to be speaking to during his visit. i'll be making additional calls today to some of our key foreign partners, and i suspect i'll
secretary of defense hagel wants to reduce military size. the size of the military to pr pre-world war ii levels. >> this budget adopts to new realities and physical constraints while preparing for the future. this is not a budget, business as usual presentation. it is a budget that begins to make the hard choices that will have to be made. the longer we go to these difficult decisions the more rick we have to go down the road. the next dod leaders and congress will have to face more...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel, secretary of state john kerry and susan rice were in the meeting. secretary of state john kerry boarded a plane at andrew's air force base, headed to kiev to meet with the interim government on tuesday. kerry's trip coming as russia shows no signs of backing off from crimea. they received a deadline to lay down arms or face a full-scale assault. russia de nice making that call. they say they were invited by president viktor yanukovych. nick schifrin is in the crimean peninsula with the latest. >> this is a ukrainian base on ukrainian land. those are not ukrainian soldiers or that's not a ukrainian flag. the welcoming committee doesn't pledge allegiance to ukraine. >>. translation: we are here to support the russian peacekeepers. they are the only means to stop the violence in ukraine. >> in this area the russian occupation is growing and the resistance seems non-existent. the russian soldiers occupied the base without firing a shot. visitors brought sandwiches and a teapot. soldiers relax and ate in crudely fortified positions. they brought 50 calib
secretary of defense chuck hagel, secretary of state john kerry and susan rice were in the meeting. secretary of state john kerry boarded a plane at andrew's air force base, headed to kiev to meet with the interim government on tuesday. kerry's trip coming as russia shows no signs of backing off from crimea. they received a deadline to lay down arms or face a full-scale assault. russia de nice making that call. they say they were invited by president viktor yanukovych. nick schifrin is in the...
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asked whether they were russian military men, he added, >> interpreter: these are local forces of self defense. >> reporter: these tweets and reporters on the ground seem to confirm american assertions, that the mystery soldiers are from full-fledged russian military units. people in crimea and elsewhere in ukraine were being targeted and attacked. >> when the life and security of the residents of crimea are being subjected to real threats due to the irresponsible provocative actions of gangs and ultra nationalists, we would like to emphasize that russia's actions are appropriate and legitimate. >> there have been protests, but no deaths or serious injuries since the interim government took over. >> there has been no surge in crime, no surge in looting, no political retribution. the russian government would have you believe against all of the evidence that there have been mass defections of ukrainianss to russia or attacks on churches in the eastern ukraine. that hasn't happened either. >> interpreter: this coincides with our interests to protect those people who we consider closely linked to
asked whether they were russian military men, he added, >> interpreter: these are local forces of self defense. >> reporter: these tweets and reporters on the ground seem to confirm american assertions, that the mystery soldiers are from full-fledged russian military units. people in crimea and elsewhere in ukraine were being targeted and attacked. >> when the life and security of the residents of crimea are being subjected to real threats due to the irresponsible provocative...
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we show soldiers taking defensive positions in front of the parliament building. when asked why are you doing that, we were told, "we are trying to protect the region", we don't want the chaos in kiev. when we ask the men in black who they are, we are the self-defence unit like the ones in maydan. they are saying that they are safe guarding the constitution of this region. they are saying that they would like to see viktor yanukovych return to the country. they say it's not necessarily about him, it's about having a process continue. they say that they would like to see the presidential elizabeths this year, but not in may. in december as it was previously agreed pop, and actually very interestingly one of the - those men told me "we don't want to see viktor yanukovych run, because we blame on him the chaos the country has been in at the moment. they see his returns and him passing the presidential post to someone else would save this country from chaos. >> what are we to make of the reports that the pro-russian leader of crimea has not only taken control of the m
we show soldiers taking defensive positions in front of the parliament building. when asked why are you doing that, we were told, "we are trying to protect the region", we don't want the chaos in kiev. when we ask the men in black who they are, we are the self-defence unit like the ones in maydan. they are saying that they are safe guarding the constitution of this region. they are saying that they would like to see viktor yanukovych return to the country. they say it's not...
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. >> this morning the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies stepping up joint training through aviation detachment in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting the participation in n.a.t.o.'s air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >> robert english is the director of the international school in southern los angeles. i want to replay that tape with the u.n. ambassador being detained in a cafe against his will, and then being escorted out of the country and as we see this, what do you make of what is going on right now in the capitol of crimea? >> reporter: things are in danger of spinning out of control. we're really at risk of some spark, provocation, accident, leading to major loss of life, and then some much larger and more deadly conflict. precisely incidents like this which we've been lucky to avoid so far are why we need to step back, both sides cool the rhetoric and begin working back channels of diplomacy to find a compromised solution. nobody is going to win this continuing on the path that we, the europeans, and the rus
. >> this morning the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies stepping up joint training through aviation detachment in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting the participation in n.a.t.o.'s air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >> robert english is the director of the international school in southern los angeles. i want to replay that tape with the u.n. ambassador being detained in a cafe against his will, and then being...
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those uniforms were what they call the local self-defense units, which are these local groups that have been formed by the residences. but yeah, clearly this was organized. >> so if this is organized, why take it out on a un envoy? >> i'm not saying it is the right thing. it may be a very bad decision on their part, and i don't condone it. they clearly see this as somebody who is not friendly to their interest. but they shouldn't be behaving this way. >> again, a un envoy being ceased in crimea, and nick schifrin telling us that the envoy appears to have been taken to the airport and escorted out of the country. we are attempting to verify as much of this information as we can. these reports right now are very preliminary. it's about a quarter to 8:00 right now, in ukraine. do we have phil ittner on the phone? >> yes, i'm here. >> phil what are you making about what you are seeing and hearing about now? >> i can report here in kiev, and i have to be very careful about this. this is coming from the ukrainian foreign ministry. they have put on a statement saying that the un envoy was stop
those uniforms were what they call the local self-defense units, which are these local groups that have been formed by the residences. but yeah, clearly this was organized. >> so if this is organized, why take it out on a un envoy? >> i'm not saying it is the right thing. it may be a very bad decision on their part, and i don't condone it. they clearly see this as somebody who is not friendly to their interest. but they shouldn't be behaving this way. >> again, a un envoy...
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the defense is going to seize on glaring flaws in the police work in this case. in fact the police at certain pretrial hearings have admitted that they made assumptions on certain items of evidence. when an investigator investigats assumptions rather than leading the trier of fact to the chution, it can affect the conclusions the prosecutors have. not only was there a history of violence between the defendant and women, that he was someone who was obsessed with firearms and was a quick tempered person. the combination of those things leads to a person who is ready willing and able to commit murder. >> philipp holoway, thanks very much. a lot to follow. >> thanks. >> coming up on al jazeera america, we're going to tell you about a theater that helped blind people enjoy the movies. >> again, we have been following a number of developments concerning the crisis in ukraine, the latest happening just moments ago in washington. president obama wrapping up a meeting with israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu just moments ago at the white house. he did talk about ukra
the defense is going to seize on glaring flaws in the police work in this case. in fact the police at certain pretrial hearings have admitted that they made assumptions on certain items of evidence. when an investigator investigats assumptions rather than leading the trier of fact to the chution, it can affect the conclusions the prosecutors have. not only was there a history of violence between the defendant and women, that he was someone who was obsessed with firearms and was a quick tempered...
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you say all the incidents are investigated by the israeli defense force. how often after the investigations is the israeli defense force found to be culpable, guilty? >> i think in the course of our 65 year history there has been cases, and sadly on those rare occasions, action has been taken, people have been tried. similar to what happens in other functional democracies. but, you know, to do a report, a sham report, i hesitate to use the word report, which i assume they have worked on for some month, and yesterday their head office sends it to our embassy in london and asks us to forward it to the military, because they don't know how to get hold of the chief of staff, raises serious questions about the political agenda of what was once a proud human rights organization. >> thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. >> still to come on the newshour from doha - qantas takes a hard landing. find out why the airline needs to cut thousands of jobs. >> painting in clay, the film about khmer rouge. >> and jo with a wrap up of sport, including the youngsters
you say all the incidents are investigated by the israeli defense force. how often after the investigations is the israeli defense force found to be culpable, guilty? >> i think in the course of our 65 year history there has been cases, and sadly on those rare occasions, action has been taken, people have been tried. similar to what happens in other functional democracies. but, you know, to do a report, a sham report, i hesitate to use the word report, which i assume they have worked on...
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the defense secretary recently pointed out that every program has to be trimmed to save money. >> the reality of reduced resources and a challenging and changing strategic environment requires us to prioritize and make difficult choices. some of those choices we must make now. >> despite the many problems and the cost, the military has no problems to scrap the f-35. it says that fighter jets are open sow least. in a time of budget constraint the question is whether the pentagon can make good on the promise of a jet that can tackle all threats in all conditions. rosalind jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> a congressional hearing with a former irs representative claimed the fifth. she resigned in september after the investigation found the irs unfairly audited. darrell issa adjourned, cutting off eliza cummings. >> for the past year the central republican accusations. >> we'll close the meeting 5-1. >> before i-- >> thank you. >> the irs scandal has been a source of contention between both parties since it came to light more than ten months ago. supporters of the late venezuelan preside
the defense secretary recently pointed out that every program has to be trimmed to save money. >> the reality of reduced resources and a challenging and changing strategic environment requires us to prioritize and make difficult choices. some of those choices we must make now. >> despite the many problems and the cost, the military has no problems to scrap the f-35. it says that fighter jets are open sow least. in a time of budget constraint the question is whether the pentagon can...
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there is a self defense force. from surrounding villages. >> most crimeaens remain the men in camouflage whoever they are. >> part of basic agreements between the ukraine and rush over the black sea fleet. >> that's right, tony. the prime minister hear saying that the these are russian forces. we have no confirmation of that on the ground. these men . >> they number 15 shoes russian sailors. it is a major naval base. they want to protect their interests. we have seen russian armor personnel carriers in the last day or so. they are just exercises. but raising tensions a bit here in crimea, kiev watching very closely what is going on, who is in charge of security. very much an open question, tony. >> jennifer glass for us. as we told you, president obama said tonight that the u.s. is deeply concerned by the reports of russian military movements in ukraine. there will be consequences if russian intervenes. mike viqueira for us at the white house. mike, the president didn't say what those intervention measures could be
there is a self defense force. from surrounding villages. >> most crimeaens remain the men in camouflage whoever they are. >> part of basic agreements between the ukraine and rush over the black sea fleet. >> that's right, tony. the prime minister hear saying that the these are russian forces. we have no confirmation of that on the ground. these men . >> they number 15 shoes russian sailors. it is a major naval base. they want to protect their interests. we have seen...
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russian troops block aid despite putin's denial that they are russian forces, describing them at local defense forces. for more on what's going on in ukraine we are joined by aljazeera correspondent nick shiffrin in ukraine. nick, good to have you on the show. tensions are still very high there. we just showed the dramatic incident where ukrainian troops approached russians and were met with warning shots. you faced serious tensions of your own. >> yeah, absolutely, antonio. what we're seeing is aboccupation by russia that is growing more threatening and a pro russian demonstration here that is becoming more emboldened. we saw many russian troops by the side of the road, at the beginning of the day ran into two or 300 of them. they refused to answer our questions. they had no identifying flag, but did have markings on their uniforms that suggested they were russian military units, driving in cars with russian military plates and all of the language or all of the books that we saw them carrying were russian military books. so there does seem to be more troops on the ground here, and as i said,
russian troops block aid despite putin's denial that they are russian forces, describing them at local defense forces. for more on what's going on in ukraine we are joined by aljazeera correspondent nick shiffrin in ukraine. nick, good to have you on the show. tensions are still very high there. we just showed the dramatic incident where ukrainian troops approached russians and were met with warning shots. you faced serious tensions of your own. >> yeah, absolutely, antonio. what we're...
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. >>> also on the program - china ramps up defense spending as the united states cuts back. >>> three of al jazeera's journalists detained in an egyptian prison make their second court appearance in a few hours. >>> and still looking over venezuela a near after his death - hugo chavez remains part of every day life. [ ♪ music ] >>> hello. world powers usually preoccupied with syria are rapidly flying diplomats around the globe to get to grips with ukraine. the united states and europe have been slated against russia. john kerry and sergei lavrov are due to meet in paris. they are meant to talk about syria, but no doubt ukraine will fig fighture. ukrainian soldiers, meanwhile, have been, in some says forced to choose sides. jennifer glasse reports from sevastopol. >> if there's somewhere where the russians have full control, it's here at sevastopol. ships of the black sea fleet halt all traffic, draining all life from this otherwise thriving port. if the russian's intentions is to take over ukrainian military instillations, it is not over yet. ukrainian servicemen refuse to yield to
. >>> also on the program - china ramps up defense spending as the united states cuts back. >>> three of al jazeera's journalists detained in an egyptian prison make their second court appearance in a few hours. >>> and still looking over venezuela a near after his death - hugo chavez remains part of every day life. [ ♪ music ] >>> hello. world powers usually preoccupied with syria are rapidly flying diplomats around the globe to get to grips with ukraine....
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for example, earlier today, secretary of defense chuck hagel spoke regarding the situation in ukraine. here's a bit of what he had to say. >> also this morning pursuing measures to support the allies including stepping up joint training, aviation detachment in poland, and it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting our discussion of n.a.t.o. policing. >> they are sending a mission of 35 military personnel to ukraine. the unarmed troops come from 18 different countries. they're currently on their way to odessa in southern ukraine. the mission was requested by pro-western authorities in kiev. that's scheduled to last until march 12th. >>> social media has played a huge role in the crisis of ukraine from government officials and traditional press to the protesters themselves. twitter, facebook and other social media is being used to talk about it, and in some cases propel and move forward the rapidly changing events. photos and videos are being posted online for the world to see. take a look at this from catarina, a 22-year-old ukrainian activist, who has been live tweeti
for example, earlier today, secretary of defense chuck hagel spoke regarding the situation in ukraine. here's a bit of what he had to say. >> also this morning pursuing measures to support the allies including stepping up joint training, aviation detachment in poland, and it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting our discussion of n.a.t.o. policing. >> they are sending a mission of 35 military personnel to ukraine. the unarmed troops come from 18 different...
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defense secretary hagueel met with counter parts. return's military exercises and its intentions towards ukraine are topic number one. >> we expect other nations to respect ukraine's sovereignty and avoid provocative actions. i sessionpect russia to be transparent about these activities and i urge them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation. during a very delicate time. what the west does not want is a provocation that tips exercises into real violence. but if this continues to play out in the streets with the russian majority of crimea, it would not take much to set this tinder box alight. >> my first message, no boots on the ground. we are committed to the territorial integrity and unity of my country. and the new government will do everything and use all legal means to stabilize the situation in crimea. >> a ukranian problem, he said, that would only be solved by ukranians. >> intentionally or not, it seems that vladimir putin with a combination of military exercises scramble fighter jones and
defense secretary hagueel met with counter parts. return's military exercises and its intentions towards ukraine are topic number one. >> we expect other nations to respect ukraine's sovereignty and avoid provocative actions. i sessionpect russia to be transparent about these activities and i urge them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation. during a very delicate time. what the west does not want is a provocation that tips exercises into real...
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. >>> meanwhile, defense secretary chuck hagel spelling out the u.s. military role in ukraine today. >> we are pursuing measures to support our allies, including stepping up joint training in poland, an area i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting our participation in nato's air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >>> senator john mccain asking chuck hagel plainly is this the right time to reduce the military. >> your timing is exquisite. you are coming over here with a budget that we agree on, at least on the numbers at a time when the world is probably more unsettled than it has been since the end of world war ii. the invasion of crimea, geneva 2 collapse, iran negotiations stalled, the south china sea, china more and more aggressive, north korea fired missiles in the last few days, syria has now turned into a regional conflict, and the list goes on. >> meanwhile in crimea, some yooun -- ukrainian socialeds are being forced to choose sides. >> reporter: if there is somewhere this crimea where russians have full control it is here. ships block
. >>> meanwhile, defense secretary chuck hagel spelling out the u.s. military role in ukraine today. >> we are pursuing measures to support our allies, including stepping up joint training in poland, an area i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting our participation in nato's air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >>> senator john mccain asking chuck hagel plainly is this the right time to reduce the military. >> your timing is exquisite. you are coming...
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defense secretary chuck hagel, chairman of the joint chief, head of c.i.a. and national security were seen leaving the white house this afternoon. last night president obama did issue a warning to russia. >> obama: the united states will stand with the international community in affirming there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> note that use of the word international community. we are seeing more responses come from that international body. we saw the e.u. come out today and say ukraine's sovereignty should be respected, also the head of n.a.t.o. the white house looking to garner support, and really isolate russia, make it the unified world body, the collective against russia. but the white house has to be very careful about what happens next. because we're essentially in a tit for tat. as the white house calculates its next move it needs to think about how it will proceed and how president putin will react. we are seeing other reactions hire in washington including from republican center john mccain, he put out a statement today exp
defense secretary chuck hagel, chairman of the joint chief, head of c.i.a. and national security were seen leaving the white house this afternoon. last night president obama did issue a warning to russia. >> obama: the united states will stand with the international community in affirming there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> note that use of the word international community. we are seeing more responses come from that international body. we saw the e.u....
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we have heard from the head of defense committee who said that the defense committee looked into it, and they unanimously approve the action. there was the head of the foreign affairs committee also saying that they had looked into it, and they were unanimously approving what the president was asking for. we have the deputy speaker of the upper chamber. they were saying there were militants from maidan who were trained in poland and lithuania, and they also called for the russian ambassador from the u.s. to be recalled. they said that yanukovych was still the legitimate head of the ukraine. so the message is absolutely the same from everyone who is speaking at the moment. the vote has not happened yet. we don't know quite how it's going to take, so we will be watching. >> errorrory, it does sound like steps are being taken for some sort of intervention. does it mean that troops will be going into crimea? >> reporter: well, we don't know exactly what it means. the proposal is quite vague. it didn't even specify crimea. it said that military involvement could take place in ukraine. so
we have heard from the head of defense committee who said that the defense committee looked into it, and they unanimously approve the action. there was the head of the foreign affairs committee also saying that they had looked into it, and they were unanimously approving what the president was asking for. we have the deputy speaker of the upper chamber. they were saying there were militants from maidan who were trained in poland and lithuania, and they also called for the russian ambassador...
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they were self-defense forces there in the helmets and determined to guard the square. but quite clear that they are there for the long term. >> ukraine's newly installed cabinet is trying to work how to solve the economic crisis. the new prime minister is saying thech to work with the international fund and claims of widespread corruption. loans of $37 billion going missing. that is $2 million more than the country needs to avoid a default. australia is tying up the funds and swiss is looking into money laundering. i spoke the andrea smith. i asked him about what money laundering means in this instance. >> what it actually means, means a ruler of the country and in way or another has misappropriated assets that belong to the country or the people of the country and then brought by possible ways out of the country and stashed them in a foreign bank. >> so swiss is freezing the assets in any way associated with viktor yanukovich, and then how are they going to investigate these? >> the list that the federal council has and the banks to determine if they have accounts of
they were self-defense forces there in the helmets and determined to guard the square. but quite clear that they are there for the long term. >> ukraine's newly installed cabinet is trying to work how to solve the economic crisis. the new prime minister is saying thech to work with the international fund and claims of widespread corruption. loans of $37 billion going missing. that is $2 million more than the country needs to avoid a default. australia is tying up the funds and swiss is...
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. >> americans, stand up in defense of what is right. >> across the street from this demonstration, the security council was meeting in closed session, discussing what was happening in ukraine. outside passions were running high. >> don't want more blood to be shed. >> the mainliory -- the majority of people here did not know where the country was. >> that protest was organised at the last minute in response to what happened in the crimea. they held a protest for what went on in kiev, near the brooklyn bridge, and that was attend bid around 1,000 ukrainian americans. >> that is john terrett prorping from new york city. >> an international police operation took down a fraud ring. police in spain, serbia, britain, arrested 110 people, focussing on border rooms where fake stock was sold to investors. some lost their life savings. police found 850 victims in the u.k. >> uganda's president is facing blistering criticism over antigay laws. al jazeera's malcolm web explains there's now financial fall out. >> it's been called one of the toughest antigay laws in the world. earlier this week the
. >> americans, stand up in defense of what is right. >> across the street from this demonstration, the security council was meeting in closed session, discussing what was happening in ukraine. outside passions were running high. >> don't want more blood to be shed. >> the mainliory -- the majority of people here did not know where the country was. >> that protest was organised at the last minute in response to what happened in the crimea. they held a protest for...
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. >> these were local forces of self defense. >> denied there were troops in crimea? >> yes, he did. >> reporter: these tweets from reporters on the ground seem to confirm american assertions that the mystery soldiers are from full-fledged russian military units. yesterday, ambassador said people in crimea and elsewhere invan were being targeted and attacked. >> when the life and security of the residents of crimea are subject to threats due to at a timeo gangs and nationalists we would like to say russia's actions are appropriate and legitmat >> reporter: there have been protests but there are no reports of deaths or serious injury since the interim government took over. >> there has been no surge in crime, no surge in mopolitical rhetoric pub here the russian government would have you believe against all of the evidence that there have been mass defenses from ukrainians to russia or mass attacks on churches in eastern ukraine. >> hasn't happened either. >> this coincides with our interests to protect those people who we consider are closely linked to us. >> one cris
. >> these were local forces of self defense. >> denied there were troops in crimea? >> yes, he did. >> reporter: these tweets from reporters on the ground seem to confirm american assertions that the mystery soldiers are from full-fledged russian military units. yesterday, ambassador said people in crimea and elsewhere invan were being targeted and attacked. >> when the life and security of the residents of crimea are subject to threats due to at a timeo gangs and...